Amazingly, it’s been brought to our attention that Essex Ham is 8 years old this month!
Officially, the concept of Essex Ham first appeared in May 2011, when the domain name was registered as a blog site for Pete M0PSX. The “Newbie Net” launched later in 2011, followed by the Monday Night Net that we all know and love.
In 2013, the first Essex Ham training slides were created, which were first used for the launch of TARG’s training courses. Towards the end of 2013, the group started forming as an online community, and things were formalised with RSGB affiliation back in 2014.
2015 saw the launch of the YL Net and Foundation Online, and we welcomed our one thousandth member onboard in 2017.
Our eighth year wrapped up with the group winning the RSGB Region 12 Club Of The Year award.
As we enter our ninth year, we’ve trawled through our archive of dusty cine film and box of old negatives, to bring you this two minute vintage extract of some of our highlights…
Thank to everyone who’s been part of the Essex Ham journey, and as one of our team members is known to say… Happy Hamming!
Hi to all,Congratulation on so many years as a leading group for the activation of radio.Many other or ALL radio clubs should take a leaf out of your book and start talking over the air ways
Leave all there phones ….computers….tablets etc and have a good hours chat over the air ways, Call CQ every 15 mins on any of the calling frequencies. Go completely mad, and go portable for the day, or walk up a hill with your mate or pet and activate a SOTA summit. then go to the next club meeting and show people you log book full of new contacts. Then check out your new totals on QRZ.com. As BT used to say ‘Its Good To Talk……………………….
Best wishes BOB M3DPQ BEDFORD.
Hi to you all good work you all have done to promote Amateur Radio Keep up the Great work , If we can help on any of your events with GB4HAM please contact up , Have a Great Anniversary from GB4HAM
Communications unit
Many congratulations pete , on its 8th birthday you have achieved so, so much . and thank you from all of us that get together with Essex Ham on the field days and events, helping each other , helping the hobby grow forward , with all the new technology that comes about , someone will have it before long . Then they will come out to an event to show us, we learn, we copy and so on . You promote the hobby so well, bring so many clubs and groups together and across the counties too , we are so lucky here in Essex to have this great club/organisation/ group .whatever you want to call it. IT WORKS ! ESSEX HAM have helped me so much in every way with my short journey in radio and long may it continue , WELL DONE . And most definately as I always say ..HAPPY HAMMING !!!X
Well done Essex Ham! Here’s to many more years helping people with amateur radio. It’s great to see a club doing so well and getting involved with a wide variety of activities. I for one, am grateful that Essex Ham has kept going and hope it stays around for a long time to come. Well done to all involved.